Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens — Faceoff Head-to-Head
Team faceoff comparison — All Seasons.
The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens have faced off 3,731 times with Montreal Canadiens winning 52.9% of faceoffs. Top matchup: Ryan O'Reilly vs Christian Dvorak (164 meetings).
BUF Wins
1,757
Total Faceoffs
3,731
MTL Wins
1,974
Faceoffs by Zone
Offensive Zone
631-659
1290 faceoffs
48.9%
BUF
Defensive Zone
587-735
1322 faceoffs
44.4%
BUF
Neutral Zone
539-580
1119 faceoffs
48.2%
BUF
Team Profiles
BUF — Buffalo Sabres
FO%
47.4%
OZ
46.6%
DZ
48.0%
Home
49.0%
Away
45.9%
Total
71,271
P1 47.9% · P2 47.5% · P3 46.9% · OT 49.0%
MTL — Montreal Canadiens
FO%
49.8%
OZ
48.5%
DZ
50.9%
Home
50.9%
Away
48.7%
Total
72,403
P1 50.3% · P2 49.2% · P3 49.8% · OT 51.4%
Top Player Matchups
| BUF Player | MTL Player | Record | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan O'Reilly | Christian Dvorak | 99-65 | 164 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Phillip Danault | 86-67 | 153 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Sean Monahan | 78-67 | 145 |
| Eric Staal | Nate Thompson | 64-52 | 116 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | Christian Dvorak | 57-35 | 92 |
| Eric Staal | Lars Eller | 39-43 | 82 |
| Cody Eakin | Sean Monahan | 34-46 | 80 |
| Tage Thompson | Nick Suzuki | 34-46 | 80 |
| Paul Gaustad | Eric Staal | 39-38 | 77 |
| Eric Staal | David Desharnais | 29-39 | 68 |